T-BONED CAR THAT TURNED ONTO HIGHWAY
Our lawyers have handled many car accident cases where our client is driving on a highway and someone pulls out from a side road. As a result, our client’s car will hit the car that pulled out. Often, it is a T-Bone collision where our client’s car hits the driver’s side door of the car that pulled out. The insurance company sometimes will claim that our client is at fault since they hit the other car. Of course, that rarely holds up.
Minnesota law requires a car entering the highway to yield to cars already on the highway to avoid a crash. For example, see Minn.Stat. 169.20. Of course, there are some exceptions to this. For one, if the car on the highway is speeding, it loses its right of way. Also, if the car that pulls out does so with plenty of time, the car on the highway must slow down and let the car enter.
In general, however, the car entering the highway from a side road must yield. The supreme court has said, “A driver going down a highway has the right to assume that drivers approaching the highway would comply with traffic regulations and stop before entering the intersection and would yield the right-of-way to vehicles traveling thereon.” Evidence that the car on the highway saw or should have seen the approaching car is not the same as evidence that the car on the highway should anticipate the approaching car will fail to stop.
CAR ACCIDENT LAWYERS
If you have been injured in a car accident, call attorney Pam Rochlin. Our car accident lawyers have 25 years’ experience helping hundreds of people accross MN. A T-Bone crash can result in very serious injuries. You need a lawyer with experience who can get results. We have recovered millions of dollars for clients to help with medical bills, lost wages, and more. Our attorneys handle the insurance issues so you don’t have to. The initial consultation is free. Further, we never charge anything unless you receive compensation.